Theater critic. Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1978, Takahashi is an associate professor in the Drama Course at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and holds part-time lecturer positions at several institutions, including Japan Women’s University and Tama Art University. He serves as a lecturer in the Critique of Performing Arts series given at Setagaya Public Theatre and in the Za Koenji Creative Theatre Academy. He has regular columns in the Teatro and Tosho Shinbun (The Book Review Press) magazines, and has held fellowships with the Asian Cultural Council (in 2013) and the Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation (6th).